Linode Create + Swap Space

A new Linode instance provisions 512MB swap space. We wish to increase this to 1GB prior to commencing our work. Configure Linode Swap Space Our examples use the vi editor except where nano is used on system files, and the lowest cost shared instance of 1GB RAM and 1CPU. It is worth noting Amazon EC2’s…

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Linode Initial Steps

Our work relates to Debian 13, php8.4, Nginx. We simulate the same ease-of-use logging in as an EC2 AWS instance. Linode Initial Steps The raw Linode installation has issues with ease-of-use for logging in, and the vi editor as well as the shell terminal history and scrolling. We fix this, and modify a few things…

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Linux Debian 13 Installation

This article shows a Debian 13 installation on Akamai/Linode, suitable for Nginx, php8.4, memcached, opcache, mariadb11, WordPress, and use of Amazon AWS-SDK. Debian 13 Installation Steps There are a number of configurations required. We will keep the Nginx details in another article, which includes use of Let’s Encrypt SSL. These details vary over time, and…

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A New Business Strategy – AWS Web Hosting